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4 thoughts on “POETIC LICENSE”

How many times I’ve experienced this as I write my own poetry. ‘Will the reader automatically assume the poem to be autobiographical?’ I loved your allegorical reference to the miner’s canary, too, especially the reference to its lifelessness. I constantly guard against superimposing my own ‘reader’s eye’, often unsuccessfully.

A huge revelation, Shirley, delightfully chronicled… we’d all do well to heed its message.

Thanks! When I first started reading poetry rather than just writing it, I took many things literally myself. I learned by discussing poetry with a good friend that one is not always speaking for oneself. Once again, we are at the mercy of our readers.

shirley,, i have expressed this to my readers… as often times they feel that simply because melancholy and gloom are my greatest poetic backdrops that i am forever sad… i am not… but often times my poetic reflection is… i loved this…..